Why you want to move to Preston...

[nichomach]

Preston rolls out city-centre Wifi

"Preston has become the first English city to offer comprehensive wire-free internet coverage in the city centre.

The technology, known as wi-fi, means people with laptops and PDAs will be able to surf the web or pick up emails in "hotspots" without cables.

The scheme - which is a joint project between the council and the University of Central Lancashire (Uclan) - has a £60 annual subscription fee."

That's a fiver a month for wireless internet access...unfortunately it's only the city centre, but still...

[Zathras]

Godamn that's good. Wow. Wonder what the coverage is like in the town (I still can't get used to calling it a city) centre, and how far it extends out, coverage indoors etc. 100 access points doesn't sound much to cover such a large town centre. Shame it won't extend to Eccleston

[nichomach]

Well, if you think about it, the actual city centre isn't HUGE - and if we're talking about your outdoor APs with high gain antennae and all that jazz, 100 APs are more than you'd think...

[Zathras]

Well, just signed up for the free trial of 30 days. Depending on how bored I am I may go wardriving later on tonight and see what the coverage/speeds are like. Wish my P900 had WLAN capability as it might make shopping in the town centre bearable.

[Rabs]

I work in Preston City Centre, Im gonna take my housemates lappy to work this week methinks It'll probably pick it up, shame I live about 5 miles from the centre.

One of my mates at work lives close to the uni, I'll be telling him on Monday

I wonder what speeds you'll get etc